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Do we really need this thread?

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Saturday, 22 November 2003 02:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

I was about to say, isnt this the 10000001th simpsons thread here?

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 November 2003 03:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

ONE - MORE - TIME!

― Daft Punk (Ned), Saturday, 22 November 2003 03:05 (9 years ago) Permalink

Do we really need this thread?
Shut up, Flanders!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Saturday, 22 November 2003 04:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

"Wow! American money! What time do you want your breakfast, sir?"

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Saturday, 22 November 2003 04:24 (9 years ago) Permalink

As the resident representative of the Groening estate, any use, quotation of or reference to The Simpsons™, Life in Hell™ or Futurama™ shall require financial reimbursement payable directly to me, active immediately.

― Leee Majors Groening, Esq (Leee), Saturday, 22 November 2003 05:09 (9 years ago) Permalink

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 22 November 2003 07:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

THe wife just bought Simpsons Road Rage for PS2. Really fun for 3 hours. No replay value.

I liked all the halloween episodes the best.

― Helltime Producto (Pavlik), Saturday, 22 November 2003 07:12 (9 years ago) Permalink

is there anyone here who doesn't like "the simpsons"? i vaguely recall at least 2 or 3 people on aforementioned various threads saying they didn't.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Saturday, 22 November 2003 09:04 (9 years ago) Permalink

Leee, does Matt know you go on interweb mentalist boards and claim ownership over his stuff? ;-)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 22 November 2003 09:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

(Or if not ownership at least droit du signeur.)

― Casuistry (Chris P), Saturday, 22 November 2003 09:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

doh!

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Saturday, 22 November 2003 10:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

While we have a general one open, anyone know what rings up on the cash register when Maggie is swiped in the opening sequence? Never been able to make it out, and don't have frame-advance on my vid.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 22 November 2003 15:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

"NRA4EVER"

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Saturday, 22 November 2003 16:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

It isn't that, as it is shorter than that - 4 letters I think. Isn't that the joke claim in the first episode guide?

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 22 November 2003 16:30 (9 years ago) Permalink

my wife doesn't like it, but I think that's because she had to work with someone who quoted it day and night (same reason many people probably can't stand Python anymore), and that person is no longer her friend.

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Saturday, 22 November 2003 16:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

The cash register is the monthly cost of raising a baby in the US circa 1990, which according to snpp.com's LISA (List of Inquiries and Substantive Answers) is $847.63.

NRA4EVER

― Leee Majors (Leee), Saturday, 22 November 2003 18:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

cont.

NRA4EVER is from the 138th Episode Spectacular in response to conservative accusations that The Simpsons are/were the most liberal show on the air.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Saturday, 22 November 2003 18:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

That'll be $30 please. I accept paypal.

― Leee Majors (Leee), Saturday, 22 November 2003 19:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

Leee, does Matt know you go on interweb mentalist boards and claim ownership over his stuff? ;-)

I am the ILx-ly incarnation of Matt Groening, heathen! I excommunicate you with dogs! Pay me my tithes already!

― Leee Majors, Vicar of Groening (Leee), Saturday, 22 November 2003 19:07 (9 years ago) Permalink

Futurama is far better than the Simpsons. How can you go past:

Bender: "Look, Fry! I'm steering with my ass!"
Fry: "That's the greatest thing I ever saw!!"

Simpsons - I can't think of a favourite ep. Anything out of the mouths of Milhouse, Ralph or Grandpa makes it all worthwhile.

aww..milpool

― katharine (katharine), Saturday, 22 November 2003 19:12 (9 years ago) Permalink

When Maggie is swiped it says No Sale or $847.63

― Dante-Cubed (Sean3), Saturday, 22 November 2003 21:31 (9 years ago) Permalink

i hate it

― stevem, Sunday, 23 November 2003 16:55 (9 years ago) Permalink

really?

― robin (robin), Sunday, 23 November 2003 17:38 (9 years ago) Permalink

I always think I don't particularly like it then I sit down and watch it with my son (who really likes it) and I find that I think it's great but then I go back to thinking I don't like it much and can't be bothered sitting down to watch it when I'm by myself (this may be more of a problem I have with being sufficiently motivated to watch TV).

― David (David), Sunday, 23 November 2003 17:58 (9 years ago) Permalink

The past few seasons I haven't liked it as much to the point that if I miss an episode, I don't care at all. The show has lost its heart and the humor just is nowhere near as brilliant as it used to be. King of the Hill is better these days.

― Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 23 November 2003 18:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

Wait wait, hold up. No Futurama, no Family Guy, but they still make King of the Hill?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 23 November 2003 22:57 (9 years ago) Permalink

Wait wait, hold up. No Futurama, no Family Guy, but they still make King of the Hill?

Yeah, I know!

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 23 November 2003 22:59 (9 years ago) Permalink

This season is the WORST EVER!!
When I'm listening to the radio and a Simpson's promo comes on, the soundbytes that they have from the show sound so fucking stupid. Like the one for the Halloween special where Homer goes "There's a reason it's America's number one participant sport!" or something; SO STUPID.

― Dan I., Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

Homer goes "There's a reason it's America's number one participant sport!" or something; SO STUPID.

I'm not so sure that this season is the worst, but when they had that on the radio, I didn't quite get it.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:15 (9 years ago) Permalink

King of the Hill is a terrific show! Why should they stop? (Not that Futurama or Family Guy should have been cancelled, obv.)

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:16 (9 years ago) Permalink

As an actual "sit com", King of the Hill is superior to both The Simpsons and Futurama.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:18 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yes, a friend of mine thinks that - probably because the characters are far more realistic.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yes, anyone could have a friend as stupid as Dale.

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 23 November 2003 23:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

Wait wait wait, NO ONE liked the Eva Peron spoofing episode from last week?!?!?! What's wrong with you people?!?!?

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 24 November 2003 02:24 (9 years ago) Permalink

Tonight's episode was typical "Simpsons do wacky things in another country; aforementioned country's customs and foibles get predictably needled; stupid slapstick occurs" nonsense, but the rerun that followed had me dying with laughter. (Then again, I am the type of person who is easily amused by Homer attempting to rap along to Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You".)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 24 November 2003 02:55 (9 years ago) Permalink

some of the newer episodes seem to suck on first viewing but improve on subsequent viewings. the Angry Dad episode made me nearly piss my pants when i saw it again recently

― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 24 November 2003 03:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yeah, but tonight's episode had a Ryan Giggs reference in it!!!!

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 24 November 2003 04:38 (9 years ago) Permalink

THe wife just bought Simpsons Road Rage for PS2. Really fun for 3 hours. No replay value.

Whereas Simpsons: Hit & Run is more fun than a tank of nitrous and a sack of monkeys. Infinite replay value. Hell, you can spend hours just exploring the town.

I loved the Prisoner reference in the Movementarian episode.

― Michael Stuchbery (Mikey Bidness), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

Tonight's England episode was absolutely the dregs (not sure, tho, whether I liked it or not when Pygmalion became an excuse for a gay British make-out session), but I for one think the season's been going at a pretty good clip.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:32 (9 years ago) Permalink

I don't really think of The Simpsons in "seasons". Doesn't it all just spill continuously out of some global Sunday evening funny pipe?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Monday, 24 November 2003 05:40 (9 years ago) Permalink

"funny"

― Leee Majors (Leee), Monday, 24 November 2003 06:44 (9 years ago) Permalink

In the Uk new episodes trickle thru most weeks but are served up with repeat episodes which could be anything from the 13 (or 14?) previous seasons...which can be cool as you never know when you might luck out with Mr Plow, Marge vs the Monorail, 'Dental Plan' etc.

i absolutely cannot watch the latest episodes as i've said before - i don't think a show like this is meant to go on as long as this one has and the attempts to do something fresh always come off 'half-cock' to me. old jokes cynically rehashed mutter mutter, characters lost all charm yadda yadda, saw a clip of the new one where they visit England - Tony Blair is there to greet them at the airport, Homer gives him a dollar...sigh...

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 24 November 2003 10:01 (9 years ago) Permalink

That doesn't sound good at all (in the way that the funniest moment will be if some knobjockey complains, a la the Brazil episode). I am intrigued by the Ryan Giggs reference however. What does it say?

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Monday, 24 November 2003 11:02 (9 years ago) Permalink

the Brazil one didn't sound funny either tho i haven't seen it. i look back at the Australia one and i still find it deeply hilarious but also quite bizarre and i never really understood why it seemed to be so inertly brutal in just totally taking the piss out of them (tho Groening confessed he had no real idea what Australia was like at the time which i actually find a bit sad)

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 24 November 2003 11:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

The Eva Peron episode last week was the requisite one funny episode of the season, there's no point watching again until next year.

King of the Hill kicks all y'alls asses. I've said this before, but I think it's weird when people trash the Simpsons because they say it doesn't have "heart" anymore, but then they don't watch KOTH, which has more "heart" than the Simpsons ever had, and plus, it's now funnier than the Simpsons. Peggy fucking rulz.

― NA (Nick A.), Monday, 24 November 2003 13:45 (9 years ago) Permalink

Scroto-bond

― Chris B. Sure (Chris V), Monday, 24 November 2003 13:50 (9 years ago) Permalink

i love KOTH and it's re-assuring because i feel they're never going to go too surreal and lose touch with reality - which The Simpsons benfitted from superbly initially but i've found far less so in recent years (same true of Family Guy i think).

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 24 November 2003 13:52 (9 years ago) Permalink

Tracer Hand: "Do we really need this thread?"

Do we really need that kind of dismissive benhaviour?

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

yes!

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 24 November 2003 14:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

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i think the tracey ullman shorts are great but apparently few other ppl do since they've never been released on dvd (unless there's some rights issue or something).

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 02:21 (11 months ago) Permalink

Yeah, I used to check the ...In Hell collections out of the library (and subsequently sneak them into the house) all the time in elementary school, so I was on top of it when Ullman started.

― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 02:21 (11 months ago) Permalink

somedude: granted, but I guess I also meant that it does that nerdlolz without stopping to blatantly explain it, whereas - to me anyway - it feels like the Simpsons (like Family Guy) sometimes overexplain a ref/joke/thing/person.

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:23 (11 months ago) Permalink

Certainly, they do so NOW, but that isnt what we were talking about, so fair cop.

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:23 (11 months ago) Permalink

"Pureed Moods (Trayce)
Posted: 22 May, 2012 19:38:12
And Im not sure what my age has to do with anything. (fwiw I've seen both shows right from their beginnings and have all of them on DVD, if that helps?)"

There is a bit on How I Met Your Mother where Barney postulates that if you watched Star Wars prior to the age of 8, you'd love the ewoks because they're cute versus hating them for ruining the movie; this may come into it a bit. We were younger & Simpsons fresher when it started out..

― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:35 (11 months ago) Permalink

...but I was 20 when the Simpsons started lol :|

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:36 (11 months ago) Permalink

THANKS YALL FEEL OLD NOW :(

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 03:37 (11 months ago) Permalink

deric, what's the title of that oral history? would like to check it out

― Sisig Steve (stevie), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 10:24 (11 months ago) Permalink

LOL at Klassic Simpsons "talking down to its audience." That's . . . not the case? They put Ayn Rand jokes in, probably not figuring anyone would get them at all. Or stuff like:

Bart: I know that's funny, but I'm just not laughing. [taps head]
Lisa: Hmm. Pablo Neruda said, "Laughter is the language of the soul."
Bart: I am familiar with the works of Pablo Neruda.

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:05 (11 months ago) Permalink

But yeah, Futurama was a very different animal. I had different expectations from them and got different things. But I will disagree w/Trayce on The veneration for S2-8 of the Simpsons has always been deeply weird, to me. Its good, but theres plenty good later on, there's plenty good in season one, and I cant help but wonder if people who lament it sharkjumping that early on are people who like, havent actually *watched* it much since it orginally aired and are leaning on memories.

I'll go as far out as season 13 in saying there was still more good than bad, and I've watched fairly loyally over the years for the one or two episodes per season that provide a ton of laughs and pleasure, but almost never (and that almost is a very generous hedge) do the reach the dizzying heights of classic after classic like season 4 or 5.

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:07 (11 months ago) Permalink

shaving my shoulders... i'm gettin it all shaved off

― ban halen (electricsound), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:33 (11 months ago) Permalink

Season 1 of the Simpsons is a revelation. SMH at anyone who thinks otherwise

― ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:44 (11 months ago) Permalink

deric, what's the title of that oral history? would like to check it out

I think it's An Uncensored, Unauthorized History of The Simpsons? The cover looks like this:

― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:49 (11 months ago) Permalink

awww, sorry Trayce! What I was getting at is that the Simpsons are something we (I) *grew up with* instead of just having the option to check them out as an adult (which is when Futurama came onto my radar. Which I like, but only find okay.)

― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 12:51 (11 months ago) Permalink

thanks! will seek out xp

― Sisig Steve (stevie), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:03 (11 months ago) Permalink

I hear that simpsons history is bad news fwiw

― ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:16 (11 months ago) Permalink

In what way? I mean, some of the key players didn't participate, but the people who did (including Conan) were legit. I read it and it was pretty revealing without being, y'know, salacious or whatever.

― Quiet Desperation, LLC (Deric W. Haircare), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 13:38 (11 months ago) Permalink

i found it second hand on amazon for a penny, will take my chances at that price tbh

― Sisig Steve (stevie), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 14:30 (11 months ago) Permalink

dead homer society just released an ebook on the decline of the simpsons. Could be interesting...

― EDB, Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:29 (11 months ago) Permalink

what the fuck is that

― rock the swagon and g.o.a.t. it (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 24 May 2012 00:00 (11 months ago) Permalink

this is fun
http://moviesimpsons.tumblr.com/

― a finnish scientist who collects nightmares (arby's), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:05 (11 months ago) Permalink

i love that

― rock the swagon and g.o.a.t. it (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:25 (11 months ago) Permalink

just saw the "Try-n-save" episode where Brat shoplifts Bonestorm and that episode is classic as ever, it's not just a nostalgia thing, this show was awesome

― frogbs, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:29 (11 months ago) Permalink

Bart

― frogbs, Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:30 (11 months ago) Permalink

don't question the man, Brat

― cissémanwhore (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:32 (11 months ago) Permalink

do the bratman

― bark ruffalo (latebloomer), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:35 (11 months ago) Permalink

"Just take it! Takeittakeittakeittakeit! Take it!"

"How's that game gonna help your putting, son?"

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:36 (11 months ago) Permalink

Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge is still the funniest shit ever

"You have selected Powerblast"

― Cyders from Mars (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:38 (11 months ago) Permalink

"You have chosen . . . driver. Are you sure you don't want to use your putte . . . driver. Ball is in . . . parking lot."

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:49 (11 months ago) Permalink

"Marge, is Lisa at Camp Granada?"

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 13:50 (11 months ago) Permalink

My contribution to this thread: I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT THIS SO I'M PUTTING IT HERE

― EDB, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:02 (11 months ago) Permalink

it's also the episode with

WELCOME
THRILLHO

― frogbs, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:09 (11 months ago) Permalink

It's a top to bottom classic. Bart holding up the voice balloon in the family picture, Homer commenting, "I don't remember saying that."

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:18 (11 months ago) Permalink

Or when the photographer tries to do the goofy voice for Maggie by inhaling the balloon and is just like "Hiiii, I'm...oh it's just filled with air"

Even the Bonestorm commercial was great, pretty much a picture-perfect send-up of the Macho Man Slim Jim commercials plus a pretty obvious Mortal Kombat reference

Hell it even had a nice emotional ending and all, no way modern Simpsons can pull that off

― frogbs, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:33 (11 months ago) Permalink

"Heh heh heh...GET 'IM, MAW."

― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:34 (11 months ago) Permalink

"I though Krusty was Jewish?"

"Christmas is the time when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ."

― it was a dark and stormy genitals. (Phil D.), Thursday, 24 May 2012 14:43 (11 months ago) Permalink

"catfiche?"

(I'm always saying that)

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Friday, 25 May 2012 05:20 (11 months ago) Permalink

Homer drawing the robot grilling the hot dog

― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 25 May 2012 10:30 (11 months ago) Permalink

BUY BONESTORM OR GO TO HELLLLL

― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Friday, 25 May 2012 10:48 (11 months ago) Permalink

"I will now close the cash register as you are apparently unfamiliar with sarcasm."

This and the one where Bart accidentally burns down the Christmas tree are the unsung heroes of TV Xmas episodes.

― Brony! Broni! Broné! (Phil D.), Friday, 25 May 2012 12:09 (11 months ago) Permalink

6 months pass...

i think doing a tribute to something as under-the-radar and recent as logorama is less an "homage" and more "an excuse to steal an idea" tbh

― DJ Admiral Crackbar - IT'S THE TRAP!!! (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 26 November 2012 04:47 (5 months ago) Permalink

3 months pass...

Well this eats

http://www.examiner.com/article/sam-simon-has-metastasized-cancer

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 20:46 (2 months ago) Permalink

sad sad news

by a lot of accounts he, more than groening, was the guy who really came up with the signature tone and style of the show in its classic days

― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 21:35 (2 months ago) Permalink

v sad, he seems like a nice interesting guy. also when he was asked if they could refer to him in the 138th episode spectacular (at that point he had long departed the everyday running of the show after disagreements with groening and brooks, mostly the former it seems), he went one better than just give them permission and instead drew them this image himself

― hot young stalin (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 13 March 2013 02:40 (2 months ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

i've been finding the best scoring avclub reviews of the past couple of years and watching just those episodes. some of them are not bad at all, even with a couple of quite touching and well executed moments. nowhere near the heyday obv.

― great wallogina (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 4 May 2013 09:23 (2 weeks ago) Permalink

was the season finale (last week, yes?) any good? Oldtime NatLamp / SNL / SCTV guy Brian McConnachie wrote it, apparently.

― ballin' from Maine to Mexico (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:51 (1 week ago) Permalink

It was meh, but one or two jokes were surprisingly funny.

― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:52 (1 week ago) Permalink

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